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Nontraditional Breakfast

I woke up this morning to a house with no eggs… no bread… and no leftovers.

I had lots of vegetables… but no meat.

I did have cereal. The thought passed through my mind as an option, and then I quickly remembered previous morning when I made that same mistake and searched around the house for ANYTHING two hours later. It’s not good to be desperate.

I had plenty of time… so I decided I would make a nontraditional breakfast. Maybe I could make a pasta with tomatoes, beans and vegetables.

Yes. That sounds nice.

Recipe: Nontraditional Breakfast Pasta

Ingredients:

Any Pasta – 1/2 box

1 4 ounce can of Tomato Sauce

1 8 ounce can of diced tomatoes

1 can Garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained

1/2 Zucchini, cut into bite sized chunks

1 Yellow Summer Squash, cut into bite sized chunks

1/2 Red Onion, cut in chunks

1-2 C raw mushrooms, sliced thick

Basil, Thyme, Garlic, Salt to season

Feta, optional topping

Directions:

Boil water. Add pasta and cook according to directions on box. Remove from heat. Drain well.

Meanwhile, cut vegetables and open all cans.

Add 1/2 Tbsp Butter and 1/2 Tbsp Olive oil to hot skillet. Then add mushrooms and onions. When seared on one side, add fresh garlic and saute. Remove from pan.

A Note to the Diabetics: This portion serves 4 people. Each serving is about 60 grams of carbohydrate. One eighth of a standard size box of pasta is usually 2 ounces or 40 grams of carbohydrate. 1/2 C of beans is around 15 grams of carbohydrate. Feel free to add less pasta if trying to limit carbohydrates to 45 grams per serving. All other ingredients are considered “non-carbohdyrates.”

Breakfast = Break your fast

It really doesn’t matter what you eat to break your fast. It could be any type of food. The important thing is that you’re actually doing it. :)